MMS Header Reference for Network Element Routing
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing MMS network architecture faces challenges when assembled from components from different manufacturers with varying functional scopes, as it is difficult to ensure that messages are processed by network elements that support the required functionalities, especially during inter-provider relaying and delivery.
Innovation Solution
The method involves transmitting MMS messages with header fields that reference the network elements involved in processing, allowing the switching node to route messages to elements that support the necessary functionalities, ensuring that messages are only relayed and processed by elements capable of handling the required functions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the network architecture is assembled from components from different manufacturers with different functional scopes, then the network can be dynamically expanded with diverse components, but it becomes difficult to ensure that messages are processed by network elements that support the required functionalities
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by including a reference to the first network element in the message header before transmission. This reference is prepared in advance during message creation, enabling the second network element to identify and route the message to the appropriate first network element that supports the required functionality, thus ensuring reliable processing while allowing network expansion with diverse components from different manufacturers
2Reliability
If an MMS is only processed in the service environment by those network elements which support the functionalities demanded, then the service reliability is ensured, but the network architecture becomes more complex with strict processing requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements feedback by using the reference to the first network element as a routing instruction that returns with the message to its originator or routing point. This feedback mechanism enables automatic routing decisions based on functionality requirements without complex manual configuration, ensuring that only network elements supporting the demanded functionalities process the MMS while keeping the network architecture manageable through self-describing messages
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AI summary
The present invention relates to a method for transferring messages which includes the steps of transmitting a message from a first message service provider to a second message service provider, and evaluating the message (MMS) on the second message service provider's end, whereby the message contains at least one first header which includes a reference to at least one network element of the first message service provider, which was involved in the processing of the message.